Suppose that $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ are real numbers such that $a+b+c+d=8$. Compute the minimum possible value of \[20(a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2)-\sum_{\text{sym}}a^3b,\] where the sum is over all $12$ symmetric terms. [i]Derek Liu[/i]

Let the inscribed circle $ \omega $ of triangle $ ABC $ touch the side $ BC $ at the point $ A '$. Let $ AA '$ intersect $ \omega $ at $ P \neq A $. Let $ CP $ and $ BP $ intersect $ \omega $, respectively, at points $ N $ and $ M $ other than $ P $. Prove that $ AA ', BN $ and $ CM $ intersect at one point.

Suppose P is a point in the interior of a triangle ABC, that x; y; z are the distances from P to A; B; C, respectively, and that p; q; r are the per- pendicular distances from P to the sides BC; CA; AB, respectively. Prove that $xyz \geq 8pqr$; with equality implying that the triangle ABC is equilateral.

[b]p1.[/b] Is it possible to write $5$ different fractions that add up to $1$, such that their numerators are equal to one and their denominators are natural numbers? [b]p2.[/b] The following is known about two numbers $x$ and $y$: if $x\ge 0$, then $y = 1 -x$; if $y\le 1$, then $x = 1 + y$; if $x\le 1$, then $x = |1 + y|$. Find $x$ and $y$. [b]p3.[/b] Five people living in different cities received a salary, some more, others less ($143$, $233$, $313$, $410$ and $413$ rubles). Each of them can send money to the other by mail. In this case, the post office takes $10\%$ of the amount of money sent for the transfer (in order to receive $100$ rubles, you need to send $10\%$ more, that is, $110$ rubles). They want to send money so that everyone has the same amount of money, and the post office receives as little money as possible. How much money will each person have using the most economical shipping method? [b]p4.[/b] a) List three different natural numbers $m$, $n$ and $k$ for which $m! = n! \cdot k!$ . b) Is it possible to come up with $1999$ such triplets? PS. You should use hide for answers. Collected [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c2416727_soros_olympiad_in_mathematics]here.[/url]

Positive real numbers $a,b,c,d$ satisfy the equalities \[a^3+b^3+c^3=3d^3\\ b^4+c^4+d^4=3a^4\\ c^5+d^5+a^5=3b^5. \] Prove that $a=b=c=d$.

Given triangle $ ABC$ and its circumcircle $ \Gamma$, let $ M$ and $ N$ be the midpoints of arcs $ BC$ (that does not contain $ A$) and $ CA$ (that does not contain $ B$), repsectively. Let $ X$ be a variable point on arc $ AB$ that does not contain $ C$. Let $ O_1$ and $ O_2$ be the incenter of triangle $ XAC$ and $ XBC$, respectively. Let the circumcircle of triangle $ XO_1O_2$ meets $ \Gamma$ at $ Q$. (a) Prove that $ QNO_1$ and $ QMO_2$ are similar. (b) Find the locus of $ Q$ as $ X$ varies.

Trapezoid $ABCD$ with bases $AD$ and $BC$ is inscribed in a circle, $M$ is the intersection of of its diagonals. A straight line passing through $M$ perpendicular to the bases intersects $BC$ at point$ K$, and the circle at point $L$, where $L$ is the one of the two intersection points for which $M$ lies on the segment $KL$. It is known that $MK = a$, $LM = b$. Find the radius of the circle tangent to the segments $AM$, $BM$ and the circle circumscribed around $ABCD$.

Convex $n$-gon $P$, where $n> 3$, is cut into equal triangles by diagonals that do not intersect inside it. What are the possible values of $n$ if the $n$-gon is cyclic?

Let $ P$ be a point in triangle $ ABC$, and define $ \alpha,\beta,\gamma$ as follows: \[ \alpha\equal{}\angle BPC\minus{}\angle BAC, \quad \beta\equal{}\angle CPA\minus{}\angle \angle CBA, \quad \gamma\equal{}\angle APB\minus{}\angle ACB.\] Prove that \[ PA\dfrac{\sin \angle BAC}{\sin \alpha}\equal{}PB\dfrac{\sin \angle CBA}{\sin \beta}\equal{}PC\dfrac{\sin \angle ACB}{\sin \gamma}.\]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle and $D$ a point on the side $BC$. The tangent line to the circumcircle of the triangle $ABD$ at the point $D$ intersects the side $AC$ at $E$. The tangent line to the circumcircle of the triangle $ACD$ at the the point $D$ intersects the side $AB$ at $F$. Prove that the point $A$ and the circumcenters of the triangles $ABC$ and $DEF$ are collinear. (Malik Talbi)

The given points are $ A $ and $ B $ and the circle $ k $. Draw a circle passing through the points $ A $ and $ B $ and defining, at the intersection with the circle $ k $, a common chord of a given length $ d $.

Let $C$ denote the set of points $(x, y) \in R^2$ such that $x^2 + y^2 \le1$. A sequence $A_i = (x_i, y_i), |i \ge¸ 0$ of points in $R^2$ is ‘centric’ if it satisfies the following properties: $\bullet$ $A_0 = (x_0, y_0) = (0, 0)$, $A_1 = (x_1, y_1) = (1, 0)$. $\bullet$ For all $n\ge 0$, the circumcenter of triangle $A_nA_{n+1}A_{n+2}$ lies in $C$. Let $K$ be the maximum value of $x^2_{2012} + y^2_{2012}$ over all centric sequences. Find all points $(x, y)$ such that $x^2 + y^2 = K$ and there exists a centric sequence such that $A_{2012} = (x, y)$.

Let $\omega$ be the circumcircle of $\Delta ABC$, where $|AB|=|AC|$. Let $D$ be any point on the minor arc $AC$. Let $E$ be the reflection of point $B$ in line $AD$. Let $F$ be the intersection of $\omega$ and line $BE$ and Let $K$ be the intersection of line $AC$ and the tangent at $F$. If line $AB$ intersects line $FD$ at $L$, Show that $K,L,E$ are collinear points

Let $n$ be a fixed positive integer. Initially, $n$ 1's are written on a blackboard. Every minute, David picks two numbers $x$ and $y$ written on the blackboard, erases them, and writes the number $(x+y)^4$ on the blackboard. Show that after $n-1$ minutes, the number written on the blackboard is at least $2^{\frac{4n^2-4}{3}}$. [i]Proposed by Calvin Deng[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a triangle with $AC > BC,$ let $\omega$ be the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC,$ and let $r$ be its radius. Point $P$ is chosen on $\overline{AC}$ such taht $BC=CP,$ and point $S$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $P$ to $\overline{AB}$. Ray $BP$ mets $\omega$ again at $D$. Point $Q$ is chosen on line $SP$ such that $PQ = r$ and $S,P,Q$ lie on a line in that order. Finally, let $E$ be a point satisfying $\overline{AE} \perp \overline{CQ}$ and $\overline{BE} \perp \overline{DQ}$. Prove that $E$ lies on $\omega$.

For any odd prime $p$ and any integer $n,$ let $d_p (n) \in \{ 0,1, \dots, p-1 \}$ denote the remainder when $n$ is divided by $p.$ We say that $(a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots)$ is a [i]p-sequence[/i], if $a_0$ is a positive integer coprime to $p,$ and $a_{n+1} =a_n + d_p (a_n)$ for $n \geqslant 0.$ (a) Do there exist infinitely many primes $p$ for which there exist $p$-sequences $(a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots)$ and $(b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots)$ such that $a_n >b_n$ for infinitely many $n,$ and $b_n > a_n$ for infinitely many $n?$ (b) Do there exist infinitely many primes $p$ for which there exist $p$-sequences $(a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots)$ and $(b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots)$ such that $a_0 <b_0,$ but $a_n >b_n$ for all $n \geqslant 1?$ [I]United Kingdom[/i]

Let $ABC$ be a non-obtuse triangle satisfying $AB>AC$ and $\angle B=45^{\circ}$. The circumcentre $O$ and incentre $I$ of triangle $ABC$ are such that $\sqrt{2}\ OI=AB-AC$. Find the value of $\sin A$.

There exist complex numbers $z_1,z_2,\dots,z_{10}$ which satisfy$$|z_ki^k+ z_{k+1}i^{k+1}| = |z_{k+1}i^k+ z_ki^{k+1}|$$for all integers $1 \leq k \leq 9$, where $i = \sqrt{-1}$. If $|z_1|=9$, $|z_2|=29$, and for all integers $3 \leq n \leq 10$, $|z_n|=|z_{n-1} + z_{n-2}|$, find the minimum value of $|z_1|+|z_2|+\cdots+|z_{10}|$. [i]Proposed by DeToasty3[/i]

A student puts $2010$ red balls and $1957$ blue balls into a box. Weiqing draws randomly from the box one ball at a time without replacement. She wins if, at anytime, the total number of blue balls drawn is more than the total number of red balls drawn. Assuming Weiqing keeps drawing balls until she either wins or runs out, ompute the probability that she eventually wins.

Find all quadruple $ (m,n,p,q) \in \mathbb{Z}^4$ such that \[ p^m q^n \equal{} (p\plus{}q)^2 \plus{} 1.\]

For a positive integer $n$, we define the function $f_n(x)=\sum_{k=1}^n |x-k|$ for all real numbers $x$. For any two-digit number $n$ (in decimal representation), determine the set of solutions $\mathbb{L}_n$ of the inequality $f_n(x)<41$. [i](41st Austrian Mathematical Olympiad, National Competition, part 1, Problem 2)[/i]

The temperatures $f^o F$ and $c^o C$ are equal when $f = \frac95 c + 32$. What temperature is the same in both $^o F$ and $^o C$?

The average value of all the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters in Paula's purse is $ 20$ cents. If she had one more quarter, the average value would be $ 21$ cents. How many dimes does she have in her purse? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

We have $2022$ $1s$ written on a board in a line. We randomly choose a strictly increasing sequence from ${1, 2, . . . , 2022}$ such that the last term is $2022$. If the chosen sequence is $a_1, a_2, ..., a_k$ ($k$ is not fixed), then at the $i^{th}$ step, we choose the first a$_i$ numbers on the line and change the 1s to 0s and 0s to 1s. After $k$ steps are over, we calculate the sum of the numbers on the board, say $S$. The expected value of $S$ is $\frac{a}{b}$ where $a, b$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $a + b.$

A convex polygon of $n$ sides is considered. All its diagonals are drawn and we suppose that any three of them can only intersect on a vertex and that there is no pair of parallel diagonals. Under these conditions, we wish to compute a) The total number of intersection points of these diagonals, excluding the vertices. b) How many points, of these intersections, lie inside the polygon and how many lie outside.